2 Samuel 18:2:82 Sam.18.2.W8TAB

אֲבִישַׁ֗י

avishai

Abishai

Transliteration
a-vi-SHAI
Extended
ah-vee-SHAI
IPA
/ʔă.viˈʃaj/

Meaning by language

English
Abishai

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֲ + בִי + שַׁ֗י
a + vi + shai
avishai

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-vi-SHAI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI

  3. clause

    va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI

  4. sentence

    va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh el-HA-am ya-TSO e-TSE gam-a-NI i-MA-khem

In context2 Samuel 18:2

And David sent out the people who were with him, dividing them into thirds: a third under the hand of Joab, a third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֲבִישַׁ֗י (avishai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.18.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.2.W8.S1) and character.